Licorice attenuates cisplatin-induced hepatotoxicity by alleviating endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis by Jie Li, Xiujuan Yang, Xiaolong Lian, Baojian Li, Quhuan Ma, Lingling Yang, Guangmiao Gao, Yi Deng, Zhijun Yang

“…A rat DILI model was constructed through intraperitoneal injection of CP, and the anti-DILI effect of GC was detected by liver coefficients, liver function tests, pathological staining, and oxidative stress indices. …”
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SOX2, PIWI proteins, and MALAT1 - plasma-based emerging biomarkers for cancer detection and monitoring. by Ekaterina Kldiashvili, Ivane Abiatari, Elene Kekelia, Saba Iordanishvili, Tornike Metreveli, Eter Dumbadze

“…Plasma RNA and protein levels of SOX2, PIWIL1, PIWIL2, and MALAT1 were measured via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. …”
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Developing clinical reasoning along the cognitive continuum: a mixed methods evaluation of a novel Clinical Diagnosis Assessment by Lucinda E. Ainge, Amanda K. Edgar, Jacqueline M. Kirkman, James A. Armitage

“…Results Out of a total of 67 second-year Optometry students, 55 students (82%) completed the Diagnostic Thinking Inventory for Optometry, 50 students (75%) consented to use of assessment scores and 17 students (26%) participated in focus groups. Quantitative analysis indicated modest but significant Pearson coefficients of determination between Clinical Diagnosis Assessment and OSCE performance (p < .05, r 2 = 0.106), and examination outcomes (p < .01, r 2 = 0.184). …”
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Review: Homeostatic boundaries to dietary Zn, Cu and Mn supply in cattle by J.B. Daniel, J. Martín-Tereso

“…Furthermore, current dietary reference recommendations assume conservative and fixed absorption coefficients. This mathematical simplification greatly limits our ability to precisely define supplemental levels. …”
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Gas Chromatography of Environmentally Active Aromatic Amines in Industrial Dyes Effluents and Human Blood Serum by Asma Chanar, Taj Muhammad Khuhawar, Muhammad Khuhawar, Muzamil Khuhawar, Saima Ghoto, Muhammad Lanjwani

“…Derivatization, separation and quantitation were replicate in terms of retention time and peak height/peak area with the relative standard deviations within 2.1%. …”
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Facile Synthesis of Nanolayered Manganese Oxide for the Efficient and Selective Removal of Strontium(II) from Nuclear Wastewater by Fan Wang, Qi Zheng, Wenya Tai, Qiang Wu, Xinglei Li, Yehuizi Wu, Ningchao Zheng, Shunyan Ning, Deqian Zeng, Hiroshi Watabe, Yan Wu, Hai Li, Yuezhou Wei, Xiangbiao Yin

“…The loaded Sr(II) is almost quantitatively recovered by dilute hydrochloric acid solution. …”
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Determination of the metabolites, eicosanoids derived from polyunsaturated fatty acids in Drosophila tissue with high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry by TAN Liangliang, SHEN Lirong

“…Obtained results showed that the calibration curves were of good linearity for the 15 metabolites in the range of 2.5-100 ng/mL with the correlation coefficient (r) of 0.991. The limits of detection and quantitation were about 0.1-2.6 ng/g and 0.3-8.7 ng/g, respectively. …”
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An integrated framework for non-stationary hydrological drought assessment using time-varying parameter standardized streamflow index and time-varying threshold level method by Menghao Wang, Shanhu Jiang, Liliang Ren, Junzeng Xu, Shanshui Yuan, Chong-Yu Xu

“…Overall, the combined use of SSIvar and TLvar provides a comprehensive understanding of non-stationary drought, integrating qualitative (e.g., severity levels) and quantitative (e.g., streamflow deficits) measures.…”
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Challenges and Obstacles in the Development of Winter Sports Tourism in the Ski Slopes of Tehran by Siavash Imeni, Leyla Asadpour Shirazi

“…The results showed a reliability coefficient above 0.7, indicating that the tool was reliable. …”
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Determination of Residual Behavior of Flufenacet in Wheat and its Dietary Risk Assessment by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Jing YANG, Xin-ju WEI, Xiao-long MA, Li JI, Xiao-jing WANG

“…The limits of quantitation (LOQs) of flufenacet and flufenacet thioglycolate sulfoxide, flufenacet OA and flufenacet ESA are 0.01, 0.05 mg/kg, respectively. …”
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Towards harmonized holmium-166 SPECT image quality for dosimetry: a multi-center, multi-vendor study by Lovisa E. L. Westlund Gotby, Martina Stella, Camille D. E. Van Speybroeck, Daphne Lobeek, Floris H. P. van Velden, Mette K. Stam, Petra Dibbets-Schneider, Daphne M. V. de Vries-Huizing, Erik-Jan Rijkhorst, Berlinda J. de Wit-van de Veen, Roel Wierts, Rob van Rooij

“…The image quality was evaluated by the coefficient of variation (COV; noise), the contrast recovery coefficients (CRCs) and contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs). …”
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The Structural Evolution and Driving Mechanism of Intercity Technology Transfer Networks in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River: Evidence from TERGM by Zhang Wenbei, Lyu Yifan, Dai Liang, Zheng Huibin, Zou Si

“…Based on the application of network analysis methods and temporal exponential random graph models, the structural evolution and driving mechanism of intercity technology transfer in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River were quantitatively analyzed. The results showed that: (1) Changsha and Wuhan were consistently at the core of regional technology transfer. …”
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Assessing the latest advances in bone marrow stem cell therapy for Avascular Necrosis hip: A comprehensive systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of randomized contr... by Robin Novriansyah, Tanti Ajoe Kesoema, Kevin Christian Tjandra, I Nyoman Sebastian Sudiasa, Shakira Amirah, Imke Maria Del Rosario Puling, Prudence Lucianus, Revina Maharani, Danendra Rakha Putra Respati, Laksmana Adi Krista Nugraha, Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo

“…However, mean age showed a borderline significant association with VAS (coefficient = -0.8029; P = 0.065), suggesting a possible trend of more significant pain reduction in older patients.…”
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Deep learning-based synthetic CT for dosimetric monitoring of combined conventional radiotherapy and lattice boost in large lung tumors by Hongwei Zeng, Xiangyu E, Minghe Lv, Su Zeng, Yue Feng, Wenhao Shen, Wenhui Guan, Yang Zhang, Ruping Zhao, Jingping Yu

“…After rigid and hybrid deformable registration of sCT and pCT, the mean distance-to-agreement was 0.80 ± 0.18 mm, and the mean Dice similarity coefficient was 0.97 ± 0.01. Monitoring dose accumulation over 20 CRT fractions showed an increase in high-dose regions of the GTV (P < 0.05) and a reduction in low-dose regions (P < 0.05). …”
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Development of indicator system for early warning of clinical nursing critical values in general wards: a Delphi study by Weixin Xiong, Fenglan Xie, Qin Li, Ying Chen, Hongmei Yang, Jieli Wu, Jianying Li, Zhihao Chen, Xiaoqin Hu, Lijing Hu

“…Results In the two Delphi survey rounds, the response rates for the two questionnaires were 96.62% and 99.32%, respectively. The authority coefficients were 0.854 and 0.871, respectively, with coefficients of variation ranging from 0.08 to 0.23. …”
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The Persian version of caregiver self-efficacy scale (CSES): A psychometric evaluation among family caregivers of patients with cancer by Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Ali Abbasi, Anahita Divani, Fateme Askarinezhad, Soheila Hasanpournamaghi, Samuel Grimwood, Ali Montazeri, Hossein Ebrahimi

“…The initial translation was assessed for face and content validity through both quantitative and qualitative methods. Construct validity was evaluated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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Development of a triplex crystal digital RT-PCR for the detection of PHEV, PRV, and CSFV by Kaichuang Shi, Kaichuang Shi, Kaichuang Shi, Xin Hu, Yanwen Yin, Yuwen Shi, Yi Pan, Feng Long, Shuping Feng, Zongqiang Li

“…This assay had high repeatability, with intra-assay coefficients of variation (CVs) of 0.73–1.87%, and inter-assay CVs of 0.57–2.95%. …”
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Quality of Life, Self-Esteem, and Stress among First-Semester Student Nurses in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Maria Komariah BSN, RN, MHSc, PhD, Theresia Eriyani BSN, RN, MHL, Laili Rahayuwati BSc, MS, PhD, Hana Rizmadewi Agustina BSN, RN, MN, PhD, Furkon Nurhakim BSN, RN, MM, Irman Somantri BSN, RN, MNM, Shurouq Ghalib Qadous BSN, RN, MNS, PhD, Aurawan Janmanee BSN, RN, MNS, PhD, Nina Gartika BSN, RN, MNS

“…Methods In total, 300 nursing students were recruited to participate in a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional mental health survey to determine the quality of life, self-esteem, and stress levels of first-semester students across multiple nursing education centers. …”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Infertility Public Stigma Scale for Japanese women: protocol for an exploratory sequential mixed method study of the Japanese populat... by Rie Yokota, Tsuyoshi Okuhara, Hiroko Okada, Emi Furukawa, Ritsuko Shirabe, Toshie Agawa, Hisashi Kato, Takahiro Kiuchi

“…After examining the content validity through an expert panel and cognitive debriefing, laypeople will be surveyed online to test the scale’s validity and reliability. Quantitative research will be conducted using the initial scale. …”
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CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF FISH AND DECAPODS CATCHES ALONG SALINITY GRADIENT IN THE RAZDOLNAYA RIVER AND TOP OF THE AMUR BAY IN THE WARM PERIOD OF YEAR by P. G. Milovankin, O. I. Kataykina

“…Quantitative samples of fish, crabs and shrimps from the Razdolnaya estuary are analyzed. …”
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